About this Research Topic
Centering the perspectives of people living with serious mental illness, from the research question to data analysis, to dissemination of findings, can improve our understanding of how to best meet the needs of those living with a range of psychiatric conditions. Thus, elevating the voices of persons with lived experience is central to closing the discovery gap from the bench, to the bedside, to the community thereby improving the health and health care of all involved. In this Research Topic, we seek to explore research that focuses on mental health policy, and clinical and community health-based interventions intended to better meet the needs of persons whose experiences are too frequently omitted. We invite submissions, that assess ethical challenges and opportunities around the inclusion of people with serious mental illness in all stages of the research process, including design, data collection, analysis, and dissemination of findings. Furthermore, this call seeks to include persons:
• Living with mental health conditions that are invisible to others,
• From underrepresented communities (e.g., Black, Latinx, LGBTQ+)
• Whose values and experiences around mental illness are informed by cultural beliefs beyond biomedicine.
• Whose access to care is limited by either geography (i.e., urban, suburban, rural) or whose access to care can
vary depending on their regional, national, or international setting.
The guest editors, for this upcoming issue of Frontiers in Psychiatry, are committed to the inclusion of underrepresented issues, authors, and perspectives to further public discourse, as we strive to improve the health and health care of people living with mental illness. We encourage authors to submit a range of article types including original research, editorials, brief research report, and mini-reviews focusing on cutting-edge innovations in preventing, treating, and improving mental health care for persons living with mental illness. These contributions may include recent therapeutic developments at the forefront of psychiatric care as well as emerging topics.
As guest editors, we strive for inclusion; we welcome all identities, appreciate, and respect individual values and convictions, and welcome authors with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. We hope to offer new challenges and insights for policymakers and mental health providers alike, that will guide their work both now and into the future.
• Living with mental health conditions that are invisible to others,
• From underrepresented communities (e.g., Black, Latinx, LGBTQ+)
• Whose values and experiences around mental illness are informed by cultural beliefs beyond biomedicine.
• Whose access to care is limited by either geography (i.e., urban, suburban, rural) or whose access to care can
vary depending on their regional, national, or international setting.
The guest editors, for this upcoming issue of Frontiers in Psychiatry, are committed to the inclusion of underrepresented issues, authors, and perspectives to further public discourse, as we strive to improve the health and health care of people living with mental illness. We encourage authors to submit a range of article types including original research, editorials, brief research report, and mini-reviews focusing on cutting-edge innovations in preventing, treating, and improving mental health care for persons living with mental illness. These contributions may include recent therapeutic developments at the forefront of psychiatric care as well as emerging topics.
As guest editors, we strive for inclusion; we welcome all identities, appreciate, and respect individual values and convictions, and welcome authors with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. We hope to offer new challenges and insights for policymakers and mental health providers alike, that will guide their work both now and into the future.
Keywords: Mental Health, Equity, Under-Represented Communities, Infrastructures, Inclusion
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
